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Chronic Pain 2 years Post op- Hip Replacement
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I had my left hip replaced two years ago and I have had pain ever since. That is except for the three separate times I have been on antibiotics. All three times my pain and immobility resolved completely. Running, golfing ... all possible again. I have been tested thoroughly, x-rays, blood tests, 2 bone scan plus 2 white cell scan, MAR CT, and aspiration. ALL NEGATIVE. Yet I am seeking more opinions and ultimately an indefinite renewal of my amoxicillin prescription. The literature on this is new and growing very slowly. I am quite sure that what I have is a low grade covert infection that responds to cefalexin and amoxicillin very, very well. More PHD's are suspecting that what they had believed to be aseptic loosening's, were in fact infected. It took investigation of tissue during surgery to even hope to find it. These infections are almost impossible to prove, yet are destroying people. If you have this situation, get cefalexin 3 caps per day for 14 days and watch... and learn.
EDIT: Note that you will resolve, but you WILL relapse. Antibiotics must be for long duration. How long... anybody's guess.
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Did you consult the operating orthopedic doc or a different one? I
have significant hip pain a year after surgery & my operating orthopedic
doc says hip is fine & w/o testing claims I have Bursitis. Who prescribed
the antibiotics? Thanks for any insight.
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@aaronhurts my wife had elevated Cobalt / Chromium levels for better than 11 years from her implants and revisions until some how it was determined that she had two staph infections and had to have the whole implant removed, medicated spacer placed for 8 weeks with port antibiotics and then a new implant. 2011, both hips bilateral, 2012 revision on right hip due to being dropped in rebab. 2018 revision of left hip due to extremely elevated Cobalt / Chromium. 2022 removal of complete implant on right side due to elevated Cobalt / Chromium and two staph infection, followed by a new implant 9 weeks later. There is a lot of nerve distortion but no pain in her hips; more so in her lower back from repeated epidurals! Hope they actually find what is causing your pain. Going through life in constant pain is not a comforting feeling!